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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati

May 27, 2021 at 1:18 am
Max View in Kiritimati, Christmas Island
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 10:47 pm
Maximum: Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, May 27, 2021 at 3:49 am
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26–27, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Kiritimati. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (LINT) for Kiritimati.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:47 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 135°
57.6°
11:45 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 157°
65.4°
1:11 am Thu, May 27
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 205°
64.4°
1:18 am Thu, May 27
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 208°
63.6°
1:25 am Thu, May 27
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 211°
62.7°
2:52 am Thu, May 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 234°
47.8°
3:49 am Thu, May 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 241°
35.9°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Kiritimati. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati

Eclipse Visibility From KiritimatiVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 9, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14–15, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Kiritimati, or the path map image for global details.

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